Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1887-02-17
MlLLVILLE NEWS.
Gathered by a Local Reporter.

W ~ IA A1t@o t'CCiA OOiuiilSnCCN1 Oh uI-
man Wallen's building, on Main
street.
The night school of this city will
close this evening. Good news for
some of the boys.
The next meeting of the G. L. S. G.
will be held at the residence of Miss
Ada Ware, cor. Vine and 4th streets.
The gentlemen who are conducting
the pawn brokers' sale on Main street,
have presented the officers of this city
with black jacks.
The Mount Holly Polo Club has
been secured to play game with the
Millville club on Saturday night. A
close game is expected.
Mr.. John Hunter has called the Cit
liens Caucus in the Third ward to
meet Friday evening, Feb. 18th, in
Diligence Hall at 7.3O o'clock.
VIM. Griner and Winfield McHenry
will go to Vineland again next Satur-
day night to go in races on the same
/
night.
There will be quarterly love feast at
the First M. E. Church next Sunday
morning. Quarterly Conference will
be held on the following Monday
night.
The Autographs displayed by Ada
! q ir,E Eloc r ,,,I1
fine. Mr.. Wilson says they are the
best ever sent to this city by any
travelling troupe
| Yesterday afternoon about dozen
friends of Mr. Edward Wallace went to
his residence, on North High street,
and partook of a fine supper, after
which the evening was very sociably
spent.
A young man was taken before the
Mayor yesterday afternoon for being
drunk, and fined $3.05. He was allow
ed to depart on payment of his fine, on
promise that he would go home and go
| to bed.
The young man who was locked up
! Monday evening for being drunk, had
hearing before the Mayor yesterday
morning. He was fined 81 and costs,
amounting to $3.05. He furnished
security for the amount, and departed
sadder but wiser.
On Monday evening last, at 1890
o'clock, Cora, the 7-year-old daughter
of Nathaniel and Jennie Corson, resid-
ing at No. 207 Green street, passed
away. The funeral will take place on
Thursday morning, at II o'clock. In
terment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery.
The play "a Box of Cash, to be pre-
sented in the Institute on theevenings
of March 4th and 9th, is to be for the
benefit of the firemen. Wehope there
will be good attendance, as the
money is to be used for the purchase
of equipments which are very badly
needed.
About forty OF the friends OF Mrs.
Chester, residing on East Main street,
gave her very pleasant surprise last
evening in the shape of pound
party The evening was spent with
music, singing and games, and it was
pleasant event to be long remembered
by those who participated in it.
On Washington's Birthday, Feb. %,
there will be shooting match at Port
Elizabeth, in which some of our citi-
zens are taking considerable interest
The main event is to be a match be-
tween Samuel Camp, Of Port Eliza
beth, and an unknown Of Port Norris
for $4,000 This is to be followed by
sweepstakes. We understand that
several of our local shooters will enter
the last named match.
The physicians employed by the
Board of Health commenced vacclnat-
ing the school children yesterday. AS
each child came up they would hand
the doctor card bearing his or her
, name. thus saving the asking of many
questions. About one hundred and
, twenty scholars of the Central School
were vaccinated. They have selected
Thursday afternoon between the hours
of ? and 4, in the Council Chamber, as
the time when they would vaccinate
, the children of the South Millville7
Eastern and North Eastern schools.
There was very large attendance at
the Young Peoples meeting in the
. class room No. 8, in the First NJ. E.
Church. After the regular devotional
, exercises, Mr. Ellsworth Vanaman, who
: presided, read part of the sixth chapter
of John for lesson. For about ten
minutes quotations from hymns was in
, order, followed by an essay by Oliver
Corson on "Glaciers and Boulders. ("
Mr.. Lewis Barrett then conducted
) some very interesting chemical expert